Recipes with eggs

Crunchy spinach salad with bean sprouts, water chestnuts, bacon, and hard-boiled eggs tossed in a sweet brown sugar and ketchup vinaigrette. Crisp, savory, and tangy.

Basic cheesecake recipe done right: three pounds of cream cheese, sour cream, heavy cream, and a foil-wrapped water bath for the silkiest, crackless slice you'll ever cut.

Big-batch raisin bran muffins spiced with cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves, loaded with mixed dried fruit and nuts. Buttermilk batter that keeps in the fridge for weeks.

Cod fillets baked over a savory bread stuffing seasoned with mustard, poultry seasoning, and onion. Topped with bacon for a one-pan New England fish and stuffing supper.

Rich bundt cake made with melted milk chocolate bars gets crowned with a silky chocolate icing. Tender crumb studded with optional nuts bakes up in just 40 minutes.

Chocolate thumbprint cookies rolled in chopped nuts with a Hershey's Kiss pressed into the center. Double chocolate, nutty crunch, and only 8 minutes in the oven.

Lemon buttermilk pie is a silky Southern custard pie, tangy with buttermilk and fresh lemon, baked low and slow in a blind-baked crust until just set. Chill it cold for a clean, creamy slice.

Old-fashioned buttermilk gingerbread with a streusel-style crumb topping built from the same dough. Molasses, ginger, and cinnamon meet a tangy buttermilk batter for a soft, warm-spiced cake. Serve warm with whipped cream or baked apple.

Old-fashioned bran muffins made with all-bran cereal, molasses, and a simple shortening batter. Hearty, fiber-rich breakfast muffins with real home-baked flavor.

Meatballs without the meat in a tasty rich tomato sauce.

Flowerpot banana bread: classic banana walnut bread baked in a clay flowerpot in a slow cooker for an unusual conversation-piece presentation. Rustic gift idea with a 1970s charm.

Polenta blueberry cakes are tiny lemon-glazed muffins with cornmeal grit, buttermilk tang, and juicy blueberries folded through. A make-ahead dessert or brunch bite for a crowd.

Apple oatmeal chewy bars with diced Golden Delicious apple, walnuts, brown sugar, and cinnamon baked in a 13x9 pan. A one-bowl bar cookie that's soft, fruity, and packed with texture.

White chocolate cheesecake with fresh raspberry sauce, sour cream tang, and a cocoa dust ring. Crustless, creamy, and baked just 25 minutes for a silky, barely-set center.

Double chocolate bundt cake made with devil's food cake mix, chocolate pudding, sour cream, and a full bag of chocolate chips. Dense, fudgy, and finished with powdered sugar.

Brownie peanut butter cups made by pressing mini peanut butter cups into brownie mix batter and baking in muffin tins. A 5-ingredient, semi-homemade treat that's fudgy and gooey inside.